St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-01
JUST HEINRICHS SCANDAL.
A Dense Crowd Listens to the Some
what Racy Testimony.
n T. Just's Daughter Testifies Against
Mrs. Just.

The trial of the case of Ferdinand Just
against Adolph Heinrich was resumed be-
fore Judge Young. in Minneapolis,
yesterday in the presence of a large
crowd. There was a sensation i'll
the courtroom when Mrs. Just herself
was placed on the stand. She was dressed
in all respects similar to the day on which
the trial opened. Over her shoulders was
thrown dark shawl of some fine material
and on her head reposed small green bon
net, surmounted by bright green feather.
Her black hair was coled at the back of her
head parted in the center in front and
smOothed down back of her ears. Her face
was flushed, and she kept her eyes fastened
intently on the floor. Her testimony was OF
somew hat salient nature. and more than
once the ladies in the courtroom covered
their faces with their handkerchlefS. She
said that on number Of occasions Helm
rchs had made improper proposals to her,
but that she had always rejected them
scornfully. One night, she said, MIR. Helm
richs came into her room while MI. just
was away, and did not awaken her until he
was in the same bed with her. Much OF
the subsequent testimony was unfit for pub
licatlon. On being asked by the counsel
for Mr.. Heinrichs why she did not tell her
she replied that she did not want
to make any trouble for Mrs.
Heinrichs. who was then out of the city.
Mr.. Heinrichs. when placed on the stand
manifested no particular uneasinesS. and
denied all the charges completely. He said
that he had never given Mrs. just any rea-
son. in any manner. to believe that he en-
tertained any improper motives toward her.
On one occasion, he said, he had heard Just
say to Mrs. Just: IF you don't swear to
that (criminality with Heinrichs) ''you
are corpse in one moment" and she re-
piled: sit is false; you've got another of
your crazy spells" Mr.. Heinrichs was
placed on the stand and subjected to a close
cross examination at the opening of the
afternoon session. Nothing new was
brought out. Mrs. Heinrichs took the wit
ness stand when her husband retired. Her
testimony was listened to with breathless
interest by the vast audience, and many
present seemed to enjoy the discomfort of
the witness. She told Of nothing particu-
larly sensational, except that on one occa-
sion she had heard Mr.. Just call Mrs. Just
prostitute. and at another
time she had heard him de-
clare that he would get divorce from her,
as she was not fit person to live with.
Mrs. Heinrichs gave her testimony in
manner that carried conviction with 1t.
Her handsome face wore troubled look,
and occasionally she cast black glances at
Mrs just, who never looked up during the
time Mrs. HeinrchS was on the stand.
William Gilen was called to the stand dur
ing the afternoon. and swore that he was
present one evening when Mrs. just said
that Mr.. HeinrichS had treated her improp-
erly, and saw nothing that could be con-
strued into impropriety. Wilhelmna Just,
daughter of MIR. Just by former wife.
was the next witness. An effort was made
to induce her to swear that in the old coun-
try Mrs. just had lived with Mr.. Just some
time before being married to him. This
was objected to. The girl said finally that
Mrs. Just had lived with another man before
marrying Mr.. Just When asked what the
reputation of Mrs. Just was in Germany
before Mr.. Just married her. she said it was
bad. She had seen, she said. her step
mother in bed with one Julius Brush at her
home in the old country. William Just a
brother of the plaintiff, w as next placed on
the stand. He testified that Mrs. Just's
reputation for chastity or veracity was not
good. The case will come up again Mon
day morning.